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Chief Priest Fela Kuti

Just when you think that civilization has been sedated to a point where it doesn’t produce feisty rebels anymore, a character like Fela ‘Anikulapo’ Kuti comes along and blows our minds. At least he blew my mind and continues to be a source of inspiration. His journey in the music world started with a band he [...]
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Scientific Analysis of Meditation

Here is an interesting snip from a documentary made for the Discovery channel.
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Past Master – Ustad Wahid Khan

Wahid Khan was an exponent of the surbahar, the bass version of the sitar. There are 3 recordings of his in existence and this clip from the movie Jalsaghar (The Music Room) by Satyajit Ray. I suggest you use a good sound system to hear this one. Truly sublime!
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Film Maker – Robert Bresson

What is the role of artist in art? Some might say that art is created by the artist. There are others like Robert Bresson who think of the creativity energy in art as something external to the artist. The artist’s role is to set-up an environment where grace feels welcome. Robert Bresson is referred to [...]
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Emerging Master – Alam Khan

Alam Khan is an American sarode player. He got his gifts and training from his father, the late maestro Ali Akbar Khan. Alam comes from the Maihar Gharana, a school of instrumental music founded by Allauddin Khan, a musical saint. I have heard Alam play on several occasions and he always surprises me with the [...]
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Picasso in Action

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought. - Pablo Picasso
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WATAMBI – A Film by Joel Crawford

Short animation movie by Cal Art student Joel Crawford. Music by Ashish Khan on the sarode. Enjoy.
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Afghan Robab Master – Mohammad Omar

India has been enriched by foreigners, this is undeniable. An example of this would be the musical instrument called the sarode that was developed from the Afghani Robab. For those interest in the role of foreigners, I would like to point you to the work done by Manjari Ukil. There is also been flow of energy [...]
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Master Musician – Hamza El Din

Hamza El Din comes from the province of Nubia in Sudan. The Aswan dam that was built across the river Nile has sunk most of Nubia including Hamza’s native village. When Hamza El Din got wind of the Aswan dam, he promptly mounted himself on a donkey and visited the villages of Nubia collecting songs. [...]
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Bobby McFerrin does something incredible with the audience

When we listen to a sequence of musical notes, our brains try to predict what the next note is. This video confirms this theory and also shows that the musical sense of most people almost coincides. Bob does mention in the video that the audience’s reaction is pretty much the same everywhere. I wonder the [...]
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